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Thursday, September 13, 2012

This summer we moved into a little home of our own, after living with my parents for the past few years, and I've caught the decorating bug bad. I've never been much into decorating. I think because we've always rented & I've always felt like we didn't have the extra funds for it. And even though we are still renting now, I feel so much a desire to make our space beautiful & comfortable & nice.

In our living room, I knew that curtains would make a big impact for a small price. I'd seen a few DIY paintedcurtains on pinterest & loved the look of big stripes! So I bought a canvas drop cloth & picked out a nice mustard yellow paint color at the home improvement store & set out to get these curtains made!

I measured my panels & cut them down leaving one side on the drop cloth hem intact (less sewing later). Then I measured my stripes (mine are 10 inches tall) & then taped them off. Next step was painting. This took more time & paint then I originally thought. But a few days of work during school & nap time & they were done. The material sucks up a lot of paint, but it is also really easy to get nice clean lines on the canvas. I ended up using about one quart of paint on these curtain panels.

For the unfinished edges of the curtain, I just folded them under & ran them through my sewing machine. I would suggest doing this before you paint as you won't want to use your hot iron on the painted sections. I painted first, but luckily the canvas folds over really easily & it wasn't difficult to hem without ironing. You could also just hot glue the hems if you didn't want to sew.

I made hidden loops on the back of the curtains for hanging. And because I was so excited to get them up, I didn't take any photos of that process! I used this method here. My loops are spaced about 5 inches apart. I think all curtains that I make in the future will be done with these hidden loops. They are so inexpensive, and easy & make the curtain hang so nicely.

These curtains took more time to make than I expected, but it was totally worth it! I spent about $35 to make them & I got the exact look that I wanted. I love them!

I believe in being positive. I believe in love & family. I believe in handmade. I believe in doing good to others. I believe that we are all connected. I believe that every little bit adds up to make a big difference. My name is Candace. I'm married to the love of my life & am the mother to two super cool girls & one sweet baby boy. I love sewing, cooking, thrifting & photography.